The Panthers have held Brooks out even after he returned from the non-football injury list, including keeping him on the bench for the Week 10 game against the New York Giants in Germany. At the moment, there is no specific pitch count to which the Panthers will hold Brooks in his first game back.

Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks will make his long-awaited NFL debut Sunday against the Chiefs. Brooks spent the first half of his rookie year rehabbing from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee.